Mefloquine hydrochloride

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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Convulsion def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Diarrhoea def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Dizziness def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Dyspepsia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Dyspnoea def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Oedema def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Erythema multiforme def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Rash def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
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Body temperature increased def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Flushing def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Hallucination def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Headache def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Hyperhidrosis def postmarketing x x x
Hypertension def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
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Leukocytosis def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
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Liver disorder def postmarketing x x
Cramp muscle def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
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Nausea def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Pain def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Palpitations def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Panic reaction def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Paraesthesia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Pneumonia def postmarketing x x x x x
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Respiratory disorder def postmarketing x x x x x
Skin disorder def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Suicide def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
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Syncope def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Tachycardia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Thrombocytopenia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Tinnitus def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Tremor def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Erythema def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Urticaria def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Vertigo def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Vomiting def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Encephalopathy def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Chills def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Hepatic failure def postmarketing x x
Agitation def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
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Panic attack def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Muscular weakness def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Malaise def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Myalgia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Memory impairment def postmarketing x x x
Abnormal dreams postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Heart rate irregular postmarketing x x x
Hepatobiliary disease def postmarketing x x
Extrasystoles def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Pulse irregular def postmarketing x x x x x x
Suicidal ideation def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Bradycardia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Neuropathy def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Forgetfulness postmarketing x x x x x x
Visual disturbance postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Haematocrit decreased postmarketing x x x x x x x x
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Insomnia def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Hearing impaired def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Weakness def postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Appetite absent postmarketing x x x x x x x x
Somnolence def postmarketing x x x x x x x x x
Anaphylactic shock def x
Emotional disturbance NOS x x x x x x x
Cardiac arrest def x x x x x x x x x
Hypersensitivity def x
Seizures def x x x x x x x x x
Telogen effluvium x x x x x x x
Coordination abnormal x
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Indication Labels
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Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Code: P01BC02

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. MEFLOQUINE (MEFLOQUINE HYDROCHLORIDE) / LARIAM TAB 250MG : 43 side effects (Health Canada)
  2. MEFLOQUINE (MEFLOQUINE HYDROCHLORIDE) / APO-MEFLOQUINE TABLETS : 76 side effects (Health Canada)
  3. mefloquine hydrochloride / Lariam : 76 side effects (FDA CDER)
  4. MEFLOQUINE HYDROCHLORIDE / LARIAM : 77 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  5. mefloquine hydrochloride / Lariam : 78 side effects (FDA MedWatch)
  6. MEFLOQUINE HYDROCHLORIDE / LARIAM : 79 side effects (Drugs@FDA)
  7. MEFLOQUINE : 79 side effects (FDA XML label)
  8. MEFLOQUINE : 85 side effects (FDA XML label)
  9. MEFLOQUINE : 85 side effects (FDA XML label)